Education
Graduated with a BFA from the Elam School of Fine Arts at the University of Auckland in 1988
received an MFA
Graduated with a BFA from the Elam School of Fine Arts at the University of Auckland in 1988
received an MFA
Her first experience with a professional production company was when she wrote and directed for the television series, Another Country. She did not have any experience in directing, but it felt it was instinctual once she started working with the actors
After doing North Country, Caro went back to New Zealand to write and direct the feature film The Vintner's Luck (2009) otherwise known as A Heavenly Vintage, that is about a pheasant winemaker who sets out to make the perfect vintage wine. Quite the change from her previous two films that centered around a female protagonist against all odds.
Niki Caro is married and has a daughter who was shortly born after the success of Whale Rider. Because Caro was pregnant, she was unable to attend any of the premieres for Whale Rider. Caro said she was sad, but at the same time thought it may not be such a bad thing because success in America is so radical.